I Came Out Today

It had to have been one of the scarriest things ive ever done. I sat down next to my cousin and told her i needed to talk to her. i said that your probably one of he only people i can trust with this and ill understand if you dont whant to talk to me again. I stated to say it but i got scarred and pozed and then i said im gay. i cant believe she said this. " i know" I was so scarred and freaked out and she said i know. she siad ya michelle(my aunt) already knows we figured that u were because u were so homaphobic about everything.

People who are homophobic tend to define us solely by our orientation, but we are far more than "just" people who like people of the same gender. We are brothers, sons, friends, partners, employees, students, artists, athletes, hobbyists and so forth. You have a giant community of brothers and sisters here in the gay community, tomtombear. It gets a little easier each time you tell people. Take your time and be proud of yourself for having the courage to honor this part of you. No one says you have to march in the parade and display the rainbow flag and let the whole world know. It's natural to fear losing people who can't handle that we're gay, but at the same time, you have a whole brotherhood (and sisterhood in my case) of people who will back you up. Congrats and welcome to the family! Don't ever stop honoring who you are in all ways.

I am alone and just dont want to be anymore. I'm sick and tired of it. I have know i was gay for several months and feel like im the only going through this on the planet. They say one in every 10 people is gay, but in my 13 years on this planet, i have never know one. I know...

Well I met someone who was really cool, we got a lot in common, and both have a military background. He is also in my class, every time we get to partner up, he comes and sits next to me, and we partner up. Recently I feel like i'm falling in love with him. I'm not a...